“This program will deliver to the Royal Australian Navy 12 regionally-superior Attack-class submarines which are specially designed for Australia’s unique conditions.”
This from Naval Group early this year yet the bombshell from Australia's PM is that these submarines would be obsolete before they hit the water. If this spat gets ever more diplomatically ugly, detailing the extraordinary claims of block obsolescence of French submarines before they enter service will deliver only one winner. The CCP.